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“But you have better things to do that train me,” I reminded him, stiff on his th!ghs.
“I gave you that impression in the past. It is wrong. You are my priority. I have nothing better to do.” And with that, he pressed a wet k**s to my cheek. I fought the urge to wipe them.
I didn’t feel strong all the time. I felt particularly weak most times but I liked to think that a part of me was strong enough to forgive. At least, to forgive my mate.
The next day, I started to pack my things. It surprised me how many possessions I now had compared to the single bag that had been moved from the basement just a few weeks ago. I had more than two boxes full of clothes now. Hair products that I had forgotten, jewellery, much of which Clover convinced me to buy, random gifts that people had sent me when Valens announced we were mates, bags, shoes, things that seemed like a luxury before, I had them all.
Octavia helped me pack. She kept shooting glances at Valens who was putting away his things. He’d already piled his shoes into a box and I packed his products with mine. He was done a few hours after we started while I was still working my way through a pile of clothes that I had never worn and knew I would never wear.
“Do you need help?” He turned to me and Octavia, breaking the enduring silence in the room. Octavia bent her head lower while I shook my head with a frown. I’d just discovered I owned one top in three different colours and I hated the shirt.
“Why are you frowning?” Valens asked. “What have I ” I held up the three tops for him to see.
“I own three of these.” It was even more annoying to note that the tops were open-backed. I would never be comfortable wearing them due to my scars. “And I hate them.”
“Give them away then,” he said. I looked at them in awe. I’d never had clothes to give out before! “I’m going to get something to eat. Do you want anything?” He asked. Octavia perked up.
“I can get you something to eat if you want, Alpha, Luna.” I knew Valens’ presence had been uncomfortable for her throughout and she was looking for a way to leave, but he didn’t give her that chance.
“No, I will get it myself.” He left with that.
Octavia let out a dramatic breath once he stepped out. “Your mate is really scary, Luna. I could barely breathe with him around,” she admitted. It wasn’t as if I hadn’t seen her hyperventilating when she first came up to help me. I offered her a way out but she was determined to be of help.
“He wasn’t even doing anything.” I laughed at her drama.
After the incident, Octavia was the only person who didn’t treat me different from before. She didn’t look at me pitifully or crack random jokes to force me to laugh. She continued to be herself and that was enough for me. I appreciated her more for it. Celeste asked ‘How are you?” after every sentence. Although I was lucky to have her support, it felt good not to be reminded of what happened every second.
“Oh, he was doing something.” Octavia laughed too. “He was glaring at me.”
“No, he wasn’t.”
“He was glaring at me like an intruder. Did I interrupt anything?” She asked.
“No, I don’t think ” I threw a pillow at her when she wagged her brows obscenely. “Don’t be nasty!” I laughed.
Valens brought some snacks and when we were done packing, some men came to haul off our things, the bulk of which belonged to me by some miracle.
Octavia dropped by the next day to help me settle, something I’d started to dread considering the size of the house. The house and everything inside was white, which was too bland for me. It was cold and felt nothing like home. The eerie silence around scared me, in fact.
We were hanging up my clothes when someone rang the bell at the gates. I grabbed Valens’ tablet to check the camera at the gates like I’d been taught. Valens had work to pick up from the office so it was just Octavia and I at home, putting away my things and stopping sometimes to marvel at the luxury in the house.
When I saw who was at the gate, I grinned, then I laughed loudly, piquing Octavia’s interest. She peaked at the screen I was looking into.
Of course, it would be weird if she didn’t come to see her best friend’s new house, wouldn’t it?
“Oh, it’s Clover.” Octavia didn’t sound the least bit impressed or excited.
I could let her in from where I was standing but I’d told her to stay away from me. What was she looking for? Except she didn’t expect me to be in and had actually come to see Valens. Whatever her reason for coming here was, she could state it at the gates.
“I’m going to meet her outside.” I took the tablet with me to open the gates when I got there. Octavia halted me with a hand on my hand elbow.
“The gate is far and and ” she didn’t look comfortable at all that I was going to meet Clover at the gate. “Maybe you should call the Alpha,” she suggested. I snorted.
“Why do I need to call Valens? It’s just Clover. What would she do? Leak my nudes?” She’d done the worst she could and it hadn’t turned out the way she expected.
“Then let her leave then. She can come back when the Alpha is in.” She looked nervous all of a sudden, twiddling her thumbs. “I don’t think you should confront her.”
“I am not confronting her. She’s visiting me so I’m going to meet her at the gate to know what she wants.” My words weren’t reassuring her in any way. “Are you afraid of Clover?” I asked my new friend. She shrugged.
“She’s a good person. At least, that’s what she makes people believe.” Octavia looked away, rubbing her bicep.
“What do you mean? She’s a jealous person but she’d be stupid to hurt me.” I was positive that I was right.
She was still standing at the gate, even stretching to peer into the camera but I was in no hurry to let her in.
“You may not know this but she used to be involved with the Alpha.” I shrugged to let her know that it was old news. “She gets really possessive of him and she can be really mean. She must hate you right now so it isn’t wise to meet her alone. Maybe let her leave when she’s tired of waiting?”
I’d already become too lazy to go out to meet her anyway so I could pretend the house was empty until she went away. Yet, pretending didn’t sit right with me. It felt like I was hiding from my bullies and I’d vowed to never let myself be cowed ever again.
“I’m letting her in.” I pushed the button to open the gates for her. “I’m not afraid of her,” I said, taking a stance once and for all.
“I’m not saying you should be scared,” Octavia fixed her eyes on the door as if expecting Clover to walk in immediately. The gates closed behind her as she drove into our home. “I’m saying you should be cautious. You don’t know what she’s capable of.”
“I know some mean girls. I have firsthand experience with bullies but she’s at my house. If she’s here to bully me, I will throw her out.” I gave Octavia a smile I hoped would settle her but it didn’t work.
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